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Date Grove Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
-53 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Telescope Peak3,369 m · 23.5 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:10local time
Coordinates
36.4586, -116.8675
Date Grove Picnic Area from directly overhead

Date Grove Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled -53 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Date Grove, a park 0.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Date Grove Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSSW 212°3,369 m23.5 mi
Rogers PeakSW 216°3,045 m20.6 mi
Bennett PeakSW 216°3,027 m21.4 mi
Wildrose PeakSW 223°2,763 m17.3 mi
Bald PeakSW 229°2,367 m16.5 mi
Pinto PeakWSW 256°2,288 m20.6 mi
Tucki MountainW 281°2,050.1 m14.9 mi
Pyramid PeakESE 108°2,043.1 m14.9 mi

103 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 45
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 2
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3119:3120:10
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5615:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, under a mile away.

Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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